By PAM HARBAUGH There are a few buzz-generating productions either already on or in the works for Orlando stages right now. Here’s a quick hit: MAD COW THEATRE: “Art,” Yasmina Reza’s smart comedy about three friends who muse over a white painting, runs through Feb. 21. Talkbacks are held after each...
GET OUT! Jan. 22 – 25, 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Dress up, you have somewhere to go. Brevard is teeming with entertainment to keep you happy this rainy and cool weekend. “THE UNDERPANTS, a new production opens tonight at Melbourne Civic Theatre. It’s “The Underpants,” a comedy adapted by Steve Martin from Carl Sternheim’s 1911 play “Die Hose.”...
ZACK ROUNDY in PBS ‘Mercy Street’
Emma Green (Hannah James) and Alice Green (AnnaSophia Robb) in PBS series “Mercy Street.” Photo: Courtesy of Antony Platt/PBS By PAM HARBAUGH Here’s something I think you may enjoy: Zack Roundy, an actor living in West Melbourne, makes his television debut in the new PBS series “Mercy Street.” You can see...
BSO to perform VOYAGE TO JUPITER
By PAM HARBAUGH Get ready for one big concert Saturday when the Brevard Symphony Orchestra performs “Voyage to Jupiter,” a program promising to take you through grand works from three distinct musical periods — Baroque, Classical and Contemporary. The concert, which has both matinee and evening performances, features “Voyage for String...
Review: ‘HAIRSPRAY’ Crazy Good at Titusville Playhouse
Kate Zaloumes and Steven Heron as Tracy and Edna Turnblad in Titusville Playhouse’s production of “Hairspray” By PAM HARBAUGH You sure can’t stop the motion of the ocean when it comes to Titusville Playhouse’s high octane production of the musical “Hairspray.” It gets going from the first moment and takes you...
“Smokey Joe’s” Sizzles with Talent
Photos by Dana Niemeier Photography By PAM HARBAUGH There’s so much performing talent in the Henegar’s production of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” that this show simply flies by in a flash. In fact, when the house lights come on for intermission, your one response will probably be “already?” This musical revue, created...
LONGFORM with the NOT QUITE RIGHT PLAYERS
Not Quite Right Players’ Longform Team, Colleen Merchant Photography By PAM HARBAUGH The Not Quite Right Players are doin’ it “Longform” style tonight. Yep…instead of rapid fire sketches spawned by audience suggestion, the area’s longest running improvisation troupe will create…on the spot…one entire, hour-long play. Does this sound like a total...
Get! Out! Weekend of Jan. 15 – 17, 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Well don’t just sit there, it’s been raining all day, so get dressed and….Get! Out! There are plenty of things to satisfy any culture vulture out there. Here’s my top hits: “SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE” opens tonight at the Henegar Center and runs through Jan. 31. This is a...
HENSCHEL QUARTET Comes to Brevard
By PAM HARBAUGH The award winning Henschel Quartet performs Friday evening courtesy of the Melbourne Chamber Music Society. The concert begins 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at St. Marks United Methodist Church in Indialantic. The Henschel, which is a string quartet, has won prizes at competitions all over the world, including...
SHEN YUN Performing Arts comes to Melbourne
Photos courtesy Shen Yun Performing Arts By PAM HARBAUGH It sounds like something rare is about to hit the stage at the King Center. It’s called “Shen Yun.” The show takes you back to an ancient China which was known as the “Middle Kingdom” and the “Land of the Divine.” It...